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Minnesota tavern hit with fine, license suspension, vows to fight

December 17, 2020

Jim Monk,

Mission Tavern signST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota Department of Health has taken enforcement action against a Crow Wing County business for violating Gov. Tim Walz’s order prohibiting bars and restaurants from allowing indoor dining. State health officials say Mission Tavern in Merrifield allowed on-site consumption on Nov. 25 and again on Dec. 11. A statement from the Minn….

Boogaloo member pleads guilty to terrorism charge

December 17, 2020

Jim Monk,

MINNEAPOLIS – A North Carolina man and member of an anti-government extremist group has pleaded guilty to a terrorism charge. Prosecutors say 22-year-old Benjamin Ryan Teeter of Hampstead, North Carolina, traveled to Minneapolis during protests following the death of George Floyd. He pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. Prosecutors say…

Moorhead bar disappointed in shutdown extension but will not defy Gov.’s order

Legends Bar & Grill employees say curbside pickup and delivery are not enough to survive on

December 16, 2020

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Besides the occasional phone call coming in, it’s unusually quiet inside Legends Bar & Grill in Moorhead. The restaurant has been closed to dine-in customers since Gov. Tim Walz imposed a four-week shutdown last month. “We’re exhausted as a business and as employees,” says Legends media specialist and bartender Baylee Engquist. “Not so much on the side…

Man Wanted For Questioning In Grand Forks Death Arrested In Moorhead

December 16, 2020

TJ Nelson,

MOORHEAD, Minn. — A second person of interest in the death of a man in a Grand Forks hotel is arrested in Moorhead. Police took Emanuel Garza into custody on unrelated warrants. He is wanted for questioning along with Vincent Villarreal in the death of Jeffrey Shulzitski. His body was found on December 5th inside a room at Budget Inn…

Update: Investigators looking into whether sex offender intentionally drove into bridge pillar

December 16, 2020

Jim Monk,

Jason SimeonFARGO (KVRR) – An investigation is underway to determine whether a man intentionally drove his SUV into a bridge pillar on I-29 in Fargo Tuesday evening. Forty-seven-year-old Jason Simeon, a convicted sex offender, was killed when he drove into a bridge pillar while the North Dakota Highway Patrol was attempting to stop him in Fargo. The incident began in…

Brainerd man pleads guilty in precinct fire during Floyd riots

December 16, 2020

Jim Monk,

Minneapolis 3rd Precinct burns. May, 2020 MINNEAPOLIS – A Brainerd, Minn. man has pleaded guilty for his role in helping to set fire to a Minneapolis police station during rioting in the days following the death of George Floyd. A federal complaint accuses 23-year-old Dylan Shakespeare Robinson of lighting a Molotov cocktail that another person threw toward the Third Precinct…

Walz extends bar, restaurant restrictions, some schools to open next month

December 16, 2020

Jim Monk,

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced plans on Wednesday to get children back into elementary schools as well as ease some restrictions on fitness centers and other businesses that were shuttered last month. The governor updated the state’s Safe Learning Plan used by schools across the state on Wednesday to allow all elementary schools to operate in-person…

Watch: Walz announces next steps to COVID-19 response plan

December 16, 2020

Jim Monk,

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – Gov. Tim Walz announces the next steps in Minnesota’s COVID-19 response plan. Categories: Coronavirus, Local News, Minnesota News Tags: COVID-19, GOV. TIM WALZ, minnesota

Myon Burrell freed after 18 years in prison

December 16, 2020

Jim Monk,

(courtesy, KMSP)MINNEAPOLIS – A man who was sentenced to life behind bars as a teenager has been released from a Minnesota prison. Myon Burrell’s release came hours after a pardons board commuted his sentence in a high-profile murder case. Burrell took his first steps as a free man to the sound of ringing bells and cheers from supporters. His conviction…

MN Governor Walz expected to extend pause on indoor dining through the holidays

December 16, 2020

Site Staff,

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Gov. Tim Walz plans to keep bars and restaurants in Minnesota closed for indoor service through the holidays. Walz is expected to make a formal announcement Wednesday on extending the restrictions he imposed last month for a four-week “pause” that was due to expire Friday. The governor’s order also closed fitness centers and other places…